Egyptians want only a cold peace with Israel, survey shows

An anti-Israel poster at an Egyptian political protest. (photo credit: Channel 2)

Egyptians want to maintain peaceful relations with Israel, but they also want those relations to be cold, a new survey shows.

As the Egyptian people ready themselves to choose new leadership, and following the Arab Spring, the survey by Jerusalem’s Menachem Begin Heritage Center found that 75% of respondents prefer peace with Israel — although 18% prefer war.

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